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Stephen William Hawking is one of the wondrous minds in history. He is the scientist who discovered the cosmos and the black hole theory, the theories he had to say about space and time. Also he is a pop culture icon that has appeared in the one of the Simpsons episode and made appearances in Stark Trek in the 90’s. He was also portrayed by two well known actors who played in movies about him: Benedict Cumberbatch in Hawking 2004, and Eddie Redmayne in The Theory of Everything 2014.

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Stephen Hawking was diagnosed with motor neuron disease when he was 22 years old in 1963, and thought he wouldn’t live 2 more years. The disease paralyzed him for over a decade. Then in 1970, his speech began to deteriorate and he struggled to speak. According to ____, Hawking died in his home on Wednesday, March 14th, 2018 and his family stated that he died peacefully. “Hawking was born on the 300th anniversary of Galileo’s death and died on the 139th anniversary of Einstein’s birth.”

Hawking inspires us to wonder what is out there in space and showed us the meaning of space. One of his well-known famous books is A Brief History of Time. He also wrote books on the cosmology study of the universe. Gal Gadot, the actress who plays Wonder Woman said this on twitter, “Rest in peace Dr. Hawking. Now you’re free of any physical constraints. Your brilliance and wisdom will be cherished forever.” Stephen Hawking was regarded as one of the most brilliant theoretical physicists in history. May he be remembered. 1942-2018